Tolerability of amodiaquine and sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine, alone or in combination for the treatment of uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Rwandan adults.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the tolerability and efficacy of amodiaquine (AQ)+sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP), the first-line malaria treatment in Rwanda. METHOD: Randomized, double-blind trial in 2003 in Kigali town. A total of 351 adult patients with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria were rand...

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Main Authors: Fanello, C, Karema, C, van Doren, W, Rwagacondo, C, D'Alessandro, U
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006